Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 781 Mountain Top
At Li You's suggestion, Lethral's body was used by Sindri.

Of course, Sindri didn't want to touch the dragon's corpse. After all, it was too dirty. However, he asked Li You and Kratos to help remove part of Lethral's claws, fangs, scales and armor, and added some magical materials to upgrade their equipment.

He repaired and reinforced Kratos' shield and Yuzu's dragon-hunting armor with the scales and armor of Rethelir, and used the dragon's fangs, after coating them with magic dust, to wipe Atreus' bowstring, giving his bow the ability to release lightning.

As for the dragon claw, Sindri originally said that it could be used as material to make weapons, but after looking at Li You's spiral sword and then glancing at Kratos' Leviathan Axe, he found that neither of these two weapons could require this level of material.

"...Okay, let's keep this thing. Maybe it will be useful in the future."

Sindri threw the cleaned dragon claw and the remaining materials into his magic pocket.

While they were busy upgrading their equipment, Atreus' attention was obviously more focused on the taciturn Yuzu.

When Yuzu turned into a flying dragon, Atreus was very curious about this ability, but he was able to restrain himself. However, after seeing Yuzu's dragon king form, the child's curiosity could no longer be suppressed.

While his old father was busy, he surrounded Youzi and asked her questions.

"You can actually become such a big dragon! How long can you keep it up?"

"How many types of dragon breath can you breathe when you turn into a dragon?"

"Can you get bigger? Can you turn into another animal?"

Yuzu was pestered by him, but she didn't feel annoyed. Before leaving the biochemical world, he had sneaked into Gaoxiang City for a long time and had become familiar with humans.

So he answered Atreus' questions one by one. The more Atreus listened, the more excited he became. He simply took out his diary and started recording.

Kratos also glanced at them, but didn't say anything.

Meanwhile, Sindri was still groping.

"Oh, and this, too. Those were just business, not a thank you gift."

He rummaged through his bag for a long time and took out a bunch of random things, including but not limited to various tools he found in the game, and a fish that had somehow gotten in.

Li You certainly knows this plot. In the game, Kratos and his son saved Sindri from being attacked by a dragon. Although Kratos used a very standard "I didn't save you on purpose, it's just that this dragon blocked our way" tsundere line to answer Sindri's question, Sindri insisted on repaying them, so he gave Atreus a bundle of arrows made of mistletoe.

This thing is also an obvious foreshadowing. Those who know Norse mythology know that Balder's weakness is mistletoe.

But just when Li You thought that Sindri was going to take out a bunch of mistletoe arrows and give them to him, he saw that he took out the bundle of green arrows from his bag and then put them back: "No, this is not it..."

Li You: "?"

Wait, won't you give that to me?

What about Bader?

Of course, Xindeli didn't know what Li You was thinking. He just continued to explore and then showed a happy expression: "Got it, this is it!"

He exerted force and took out... a spear from his magic pocket?
But it was a gun that was green all over and nearly two meters long. Sindri had to change the angle several times before he could completely take it out.

The tip of the gun is quite long, accounting for half of the whole gun. It is exquisitely decorated from beginning to end. Judging from the style, it is very similar to the mistletoe arrow that was just taken out.

"Wait, could this be..."

Li You was also stunned, and then he saw Sindri smiled and said, "Did you guess it? This is a spear made of mistletoe. It is very light and has spells of penetration enhancement and automatic return."

"Although it was originally designed as a melee and throwing weapon, with this length, you should be able to use it as an arrow for the longbow... There are three of them here, all of them are yours."

Li You took the mistletoe "arrow" that was almost as thick as his arm and was speechless for a moment.

Well, the world line changed, but it didn’t seem to change too much. He still got the arrow made of mistletoe, but it was a bit big.

If I use this thing to shoot through Balder's head, I should be able to avoid the boss battle afterwards, right...?
But Xin Deli obviously misunderstood. Seeing that Li You didn't say anything, he waved his hand and said, "Don't be too touched. This is a thank you gift for saving me."

As he spoke, he remembered something and took out the normal-sized bundle of mistletoe arrows and handed them to Atreus, who had finally let Yuzu go. "Take this too, kid. Thank you for your help."

Atreus was very happy: "Thank you!"

"...It's time to go, kid." Kratos urged, "We've wasted too much time."

After saying that, he glanced at Li You.

Kratos had no objection to Li You, but he originally thought that letting Atreus watch Li You hunt dragons would be a good experience for his son. However, the tactics of Li You and Yuzu were completely beyond his expectations, which was pure numerical suppression.

Obviously, Atreus could not learn this kind of fighting style at all. After watching such a battle, it only increased his knowledge a little, but it had little practical significance.

So Kratos urged Atreus to continue climbing the mountain.

Of course, Mr. Kui did not forget to ask Li You one more question: "Where are you going next?"

Li You thought about it and decided to tell the truth: "I want to go to Muspelheim and Niflheim to take a look, but I don't have the correct teleportation rune."

Atreus was startled when he heard this: "Muspelheim Rune? Wait, is this what you are talking about?"

As he spoke, he took out a rune fragment that was about a quarter of a disk in shape, with obscure runes engraved on it.

"That's it." Li You nodded. "This thing is not only a rune comparison disk with text on it, it also contains the corresponding teleportation runes - so you have one."

Of course, with Kratos' style, Li You had already guessed that they must have such a piece in their hands.

"Oh, my father found it in the caves beneath the witch's house," said Atreus, "but it is the only piece we have."

Li You nodded slightly.

To unlock the teleportation to Muspelheim, the Land of Fire, and Niflheim, the Land of Mist, you need to find and piece together the four rune reference disk fragments of each country. Only then will Atreus be able to understand more runes and players can obtain the corresponding teleportation runes.

Of the four fragments of Muspelheim, one is in the cave passage of Freya's house as Atreus said, and the remaining three are at the top of this mountain, one at Raven Bluff, and one in the Forgotten Cave.

As for the four pieces of Niflheim, they are located on another road leading to the top of the mountain, the lakeside watchtower, the ruins of the ancient golem, and on the shore next to the oarsman statue leading to the stonemason waterway.

To unlock both realms, these must be found first.

As for why these two countries should be unlocked?
Because there is a Valkyrie in each of these two locations.

But Li You had not thought about looking for these things before, and at this stage the lake water has not yet reached the point where it will drop for the second time, so most of the fragments cannot be found.

So he doesn't have a single fragment in his hand, and Kratos and his men only have one piece.

"Then you will have to look everywhere for these fragments...it will take a lot of time, right?" said Atreus.

"Yes, indeed." Li Youyu naturally led the topic to the next key point, "It seems that you are also interested in those two countries? Then maybe we can continue to cooperate, no matter how many rune disk fragments we each find. In the end, we can share them together, how about it?"

Although there is a Valkyrie in each of the Fire Kingdom and the Mist Kingdom, Li You is obviously not in a hurry to go there. There are more secret rooms in Midgard anyway, so it is better to lay the groundwork for now.

"Oh, I'm interested, but..."

Atreus glanced at Kratos, who said, "If we find anything on the way up or down the mountain, we can give it to you."

"That's fine." Li You smiled, "And as far as I know, there are more than one rune fragment collected on the top of this mountain."

Atreus was stunned, and Kratos frowned slightly: "Where did you know these things? From the witch?"

"That's not the case." Li You shook his head, "I have my own intelligence channels."

"... Hum, let's take a look." Mr. Kui said nothing more, "Let's go, kid."

Kratos took Atreus to continue climbing the mountain, and Li You followed as if it was a matter of course. Kratos just glanced at him and continued to move forward. When they got here, they were very close to the top of the mountain. They could even clearly feel the air becoming thinner, the temperature was constantly dropping, and the snow on the roadside was getting thicker.

But even so, the monsters were not absent.

Nightmares and the undead warriors with frozen bodies became the main enemies in this area, blocking everyone.

Li You and Yuzu returned to their state of slacking off and watching the show, leaving most of the enemies to Kratos and Atreus to deal with.

Although Kratos had not yet taken out his iconic Chaos Blades, the Leviathan Axe containing the power of frost was a little inconvenient to deal with those undead warriors who were also frozen, but he also had a way.

Since the axe doesn't work, let these undead have a taste of his fists.

"Boom-!!"

Li You was secretly amazed when he saw Kratos punching and kicking fiercely, smashing the heads of the undead warriors or pushing them off the cliff.

It has to be Kratos.

Of course, he paid more attention to his system prompts.

[Main Quest 2-4: Kill a dragon without relying on outsiders' cooperation. Completed.]

【Ding! 】

[Main Quest 2 has been completed, the basic functions of the companion section have been unlocked, and you can call 2 companions. ]

【Ding! 】

[Please note that since your stage mission has not been completed, the unlocking of higher-stage main missions is restricted, and main mission 3 will not be unlocked for the time being. 】

[Stage Mission: Kill and liberate all corrupted Valkyries (1/9). ]

After killing Lethelair, the main quest 2-4, which is also the last of this series of quests, is completed, but due to the existence of the stage quests, the new main quest is not unlocked.

Li You's eyes moved slightly, and he realized that he would have to continue looking for the Valkyries next.

Fortunately, there is no time limit for the stage task, and even if there is, Li You can't be in a hurry now.

The second drop of the lake water still depends on letting the World Serpent emerge from the lake. To do this, they need to wait for Kratos and his son to reach the top of the mountain and find their third teammate, Mimir, the god of wisdom.

So although Li You seemed to be enjoying the scenery and slacking off along the way, he was actually preparing for the next mission.

After Kratos and his companions rescue Mimir, talk to the World Serpent, and make the lake water drop again, he will leave Kratos and his son and move freely to hunt down the imprisoned Valkyries one by one.

Needless to say, the Valkyries are formidable opponents.

Fortunately, he can now call upon a second companion. The last battle with Orluun also allowed Li You to roughly understand their style, so he doesn't need to fight alone when he meets the Valkyries again.

Li You thus finalized his future plans.

At the same time, the group had passed through another passage inside the mountain and arrived at the last section of the mountain road leading to the summit.

The road here is covered with ankle-deep snow, and a winding mountain road leads to a platform ahead - that is where the top of the mountain is.

"Look, it's the top of the mountain!" Atreus said excitedly, "We're only a little bit away!"

"Slow down, kid." Kratos walked behind, still keeping alert, but he couldn't help but look at the highest platform in front.

It looked like this journey was coming to an end.

Of course, regardless of how the father and son feel, Li You knows best.

This is just the beginning. You are still a long way from achieving your goal.

What was different from the game was that there were no enemies on this road, and the group moved forward unhindered until they reached the bottom of the platform at the top of the mountain.

Atreus was so excited that he even wanted to climb up by himself, but he suddenly stopped when he got here!

"Father, Li You, did you hear that..." He turned around and asked in a low voice.

"Quiet." Kratos shouted directly.

Li You and Youzi also came here and hid under the platform with the father and son. The voices of the people above reached their ears.

"…You know what we are here for. Tell us the truth and give us the information."

Hearing this voice, Kratos immediately looked at Li You, and Li You nodded.

Kratos immediately recognized that the voice belonged to the unkillable stranger.

Another voice replied, "I noticed you brought someone else with you this time. It must be something important for Thor's son to condescend to see me."

"…Oh, but something seems a little off. Tell me, Modi, where is your big brother? And why are you looking at me like that?"

The third person, Modi, was immediately defeated. There was a thumping sound from above, followed by a roar: "Manny was killed by that guy! His soul is still there, but it is bound in his body. He must wait until his body is repaired before he can come back to life!"

"This is a blood debt, a blood debt that I must avenge! So tell me where that guy is!"

The man being questioned said, "Oh wait, I have no idea who you're asking about! But Manny was killed? Congratulations! It's a pity that the man didn't kill that idiot's soul as well!"

"You bastard--!!" Modi was furious.

"That's enough, Modi!" The first person, Balder, shouted coldly, "My mission comes first, and then your business. But I also have a score to settle with the collector, so I will ask too."

"Now, go to the side and wait. You're in the way!"

Hearing this, Kratos and Atreus both captured the most crucial information in the conversation between the three people, and couldn't help but look at Li You at the same time!

"They're talking about... you?"

Li You thought about it and smiled: "If there is no second collector in Midgard who has a conflict with them, it will be me."

Atreus didn't know how many times he had been shocked by Li You, but none of them was as shocking as this time: "Is what they said true? You... killed a god!?"

"It was me, but obviously, I couldn't kill him." Li You replied.

"...Don't make any noise, they are still talking." Kratos stopped the two from talking and continued to listen attentively.

Balder asked the unknown prisoner: "Now tell me, where is the bald man with tattoos that I am looking for? Judging from the traces, he brought a child with him! Answer my questions, and I will go and plead with Odin..."

But the prisoner had already started cursing: "Your father will never let you release me, but he won't let you kill me either! So you have nothing to give me! Now, take that useless piece of shit with you and get out of my sight right now!"

Modi, who was standing by, became even angrier when he saw this and wanted to rush forward to attack, but judging from the sound, Bader stopped him.

"...Very good. I'll remember that."

Then, he really gave up questioning and called, or almost forced, Modi to go with him.

A dragon roar was heard, and the armored red dragon soared into the sky from another direction and disappeared into the horizon.

The people below the platform finally relaxed. Kui Ye looked at Li You and said, "We'll talk later... Now let's go check on the man on the top of the mountain."

Li Youzi said: "No problem, let's go."

(End of this chapter)