Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 786 Balder, the second battle!
"There is a sound? In Somur's head? This is impossible!" Mimir said in surprise.

"Oh, I don't doubt you, child, I mean that Thormur has been dead for so long that his son Halendor built the wall of Asgard and was killed by Thor.

"If you are sure that there was a voice in Somur's head, then I can only think that something got into his brain."

Atreus felt a chill down his spine: "That... is really scary."

Kratos asked, "What noises did you hear, child? Are they the same as those in Alfheim?"

Atreus tried to listen again, then shook his head: "No, it's not talking to me, I just felt like I caught the call of something, it seems... very happy?"

"It's a bit like... well, the feeling of a domestic wolf seeing its master come back? And now, I can't hear anything."

Mimir blinked: "That's really weird!"

Mr. Kui thought for a moment and said, "Whatever it is, since there is no reaction now, let's ignore it."

"I understand, father." Atreus was very obedient this time.

But then he remembered something else: "Wait, Mimir, what do you mean that Thormur's son built the walls for Asgard? Wasn't his father killed by Thor?"

"Oh, that's another long story..."

Mimir was interrupted by Kratos before he started to tell the story: "Let's save the story for next time. There is a dwarf's blacksmith shop in front. Let's go there."

Sindri opened a blacksmith shop near Somur's beard. When he saw Kratos and his son approaching, he greeted them.

Kratos was as rude as ever and asked Sindri to help repair his equipment and strengthen the Leviathan Axe at the same time - the brothers were still competing with each other.

Atreus also asked him if he knew Mimir, and Sindri said, I saw the head that kept blinking, please keep it away, he must be very unhygienic.

Then Mimir also gave Sindri a warm greeting.

Mimir did know the dwarf brothers and called them "Huzo brothers", but he seemed to have a bad relationship with Brok and didn't get along well with Sindri either. No one knew what had happened between them.

In short, after a brief exchange, Kratos continued to move forward with the adjusted axe.

There is no need to explain the specific route. In short, the father and son dealt with the enemies blocking the way, including a wanderer from the wilderness, and then moved forward, climbing up along the decoration on the handle of the huge stone hammer, and managed to destroy the straps that held it, causing the hammer to begin to shake and fall.

Although it fell in the wrong direction and got stuck on a high tower nearby, the father and son climbed up immediately. Then, just like in the game, Kratos and Atreus, who was in the atmosphere group, pushed down the stone hammer together.

Atreus: My father and I together can move Thormur's hammer.

The huge stone hammer smashed down, this time landing accurately on the area in front of Thormur's head, completely shattering the thick ice layer that Mimir said "even Mjolnir couldn't break"!

Kratos took Atreus with him and jumped off the tower along the momentum of the falling stone hammer - because the tower would collapse if they didn't jump - and then Kratos protected his son and fell safely.

The next thing to do is to head to the chisel below.

Under the ice was the completely frozen grand banquet hall of the former village. Even two ogres and a mountain monster were frozen here, blocking their way forward. To pass through, they had to destroy the ice first, which would free them.

However, Kratos wielded the newly strengthened Leviathan Axe, and with the assistance of Atreus, who was accustomed to dealing with these enemies, he defeated these enemies without much effort.

Atreus complained: "When we were at home, my mother said that mountain monsters were very rare and that they were mostly monsters that only appeared in legends. How come after we go out, it feels like they are everywhere?"

Kratos's answer was: "This shows that your ability is gradually growing, otherwise you would never live to see these guys."

"It seems to be the same..."

Of course, if Li You were here, he would tell Atreus the correct answer: because he has no money.

In any case, the father and son continued to move forward, getting closer and closer to Somur's head.

——At the same time, Li You also brought his companions to the vicinity of the ice field.

The reason for coming here is very simple. It is for the secret room here, which is behind the door discovered by Kratos and his son.

Before the water level receded, the secret room was submerged in water, and Li You couldn't open the door even with the chisel, so he just jumped over it. Now that the entrance has been revealed, it's the right time.

The loud noise and vibration before indicated that Kratos and his son had already smashed the ice with Somur's stone hammer, and should be heading downwards now. However, Manny and Modi are unlikely to get in the way this time, so there is no need to worry.

So he just needs to focus on his own business... and also be on guard against the possibility that Kratos and his son kill the Valkyrie first, causing problems with his mission.

Finally, Li You came back to see how his previous arrangements were going.

Standing at the entrance of the ice field, Li You closed his eyes and responded to Somur's huge corpse. After a moment, he smiled: "It seems that he has grown well."

Yuzu didn't comment, but V looked at his expression and said, "You didn't... put that thing in there, did you?"

"What else?" Li You said, "You've heard of Norse mythology. If it really develops to Ragnarok, then we must have a trump card with enough weight."

V thought about it and felt that it made sense: "That's true, and you're planning to deal with that Odin. Besides, I also want to see what the complete form of that thing looks like."

Li You smiled and said, "That will be a matter for later. Now we have to deal with the problem of the Valkyries first. As long as we handle them properly, they will become our friends and allies. Let's go."

As he spoke, he came to the seal of the secret room, opened the door with the magic chisel, and walked in with his companions.

According to the memory in the game, the one imprisoned here is the Valkyrie Gunna, who should actually be the first Valkyrie the player encounters in the normal process.

Therefore, her combat power is relatively weaker. She basically does not use offensive spells. She just swings her sickle and mainly fights in close combat. This makes her the easiest type of enemy to deal with for Li You and his men.

Of course, he made sufficient preparations just in case.

The three of them stepped into the arena, Li You held Freya's sword Trengwa tightly in his hand, and this time he also summoned the replica teardrop.

He planned to use the imitation teardrop to replicate the characteristics of all states of the original body and try to copy a Trengowa.

Fortunately, although the replica tears cannot perfectly replicate weapons with too high a mystical level, such as the current Spiral Sword and Undead Slash, Trengwa has not reached that level yet, and the tears completely replicated the sword and its accompanying spell effects.

"very good."

Looking at the Valkyrie Guna in the arena at this time, a smile of confidence of victory appeared on Li You's face.

Two restrained weapons, how can you lose? You can set a flag at will, this one is guaranteed!
"Do it!"

——Not long after.

"…Is this the chisel you were talking about, boss?"

Looking at the huge glowing chisel in front of him, Kratos asked in a deep voice.

Since he is not familiar with Mimir yet, Kratos simply calls him "head", just like he calls the Brokk and Sindri brothers "dwarves" and Li You "collector". Anyway, he doesn't call people by their names, unless Kratos thinks they are familiar enough and trustworthy.

Mimir didn't care and replied, "Yes, brother, that's it. We only need a small piece. Now tear off a piece and let's go. The noise just now was too loud. Balder and Thor's foolish son might find this place."

"Ah."

Without saying much, Kratos picked up the Leviathan Axe and was about to chop it down, but he stopped suddenly before he could do anything.

"...What's wrong, brother?" Mimir, who was hanging on the waist, couldn't see what was in front of him and could only ask out loud.

"...There are traces of hammering and chopping on it." Mr. Kui said in a deep voice, "and it looks very new."

"This is not possible..." Mimir wanted to say this subconsciously, but stopped because Kratos had already raised his head in front of the chisel.

So his lines became: "Who can do such a thing? You just broke through this ice!"

Atreus subconsciously thought of someone: "Could it be Li You again...but how did he do it?"

Could it be that this person can not only fly, but also burrow underground?
However, after asking this question, thinking about the various traces and anomalies he had seen along the way, Atreus had a vague direction in his mind.

Could it be that……

Kratos didn't waste time thinking about questions that had no answers.

"Whether it's him or not, we just need to get the chisel."

As he spoke, he swung the Leviathan Axe and with a few chops, he cut out a piece of suitable size from the huge chisel that pierced Somur's head and pulled it out.

"Okay, now let's go and find the teleportation rune."

Looking at the undelayed Kratos, Mimir also said: "Your father is really a... focused man, kid."

Atreus scratched his head: "That's true."

With Kratos leading the way, they did not delay and followed another remaining road in the frozen village, all the way back to the entrance of the ice field and the ruins of the building under Somur's huge palm.

"The pier is just ahead!"

Atreus was very excited because Mimir had told him that all they had to do next was return to the Temple of Tyr and enter the temple cellar to find Jotunheim's teleportation rune.

They are going to the long-lost kingdom of giants!

Seeing how excited he was, Kratos wanted to say something to him, but he didn't open his mouth. He walked forward and pushed open the heavy door.

However, the person who appeared in front of them immediately afterwards startled both the father and son!
That was not Li You, but a shirtless man with runes all over his body in the snow, opening his arms to the father and son: "Welcome back... I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Mimir hadn’t seen who was in front of him because of his perspective, but he reacted instantly when he heard the voice: “…Oh, damn.”

—Badr!

Not only him, but also another figure appeared above their heads, on Somur's huge palm. It was Somur's youngest son, Modi, who escaped last time.

Because all his equipment was taken away by Li You, he replaced it with an oval shield this time. In his other hand, he held a crude spear, but the spear tip was still wrapped with lightning.

"...So it's you guys, huh, okay, at least you still have that head."

Looking at the heads of Kratos and Mimir, Modi sneered, "Let me deal with you first."

When he saw Balder, Kratos was about to let Atreus get away, but Modi who appeared behind him cut off their retreat.

Obviously, this battle is inevitable.

Kratos looked serious. If it was only Manny and Modi, it would be fine. Even if their souls would return to Valhalla on their own, their bodies could be killed, and their threat could be eliminated temporarily.

However, Balder was immortal, and with the addition of a son of Thor to attack him from both sides, the situation was obviously not good.

Kratos had already made up his mind at this time that if things really couldn't be done, he would do his best to kill Modi, then hold back Balder and let Atreus escape by himself.

As for whether Atreus could accept this approach, it was no longer within his consideration.

Balder also knew that he had blocked the father and son's way this time. He clenched his fists, slowly approached, and said, "Thanks to you for making such a big noise, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to find you."

"In order to stop them, I didn't even bring my dragon with me. I came all the way here by myself, so I've done my best for you guys!"

As he spoke, he suddenly slammed his fists together, which made a thunderous sound: "Come on!"

Kratos also held the Leviathan Axe and roared!

"Boom boom boom——"

At this critical moment, the previously sealed door next to it was suddenly opened from the inside, and a loud bang was heard.

The situation that was about to break out was interrupted. Balder and Kratos turned around in surprise, only to see Li You walking out of the door with Yuzu and V. Li You was holding a piece of rough steel in his hand.

"I think I've collected most of these things... huh?"

Seeing the tense atmosphere outside, Li You was also startled, especially when he saw Bader and Modi blocking the road, he was even more surprised: "Why are you here?"

Shouldn't Balder in the game be shopping somewhere now? Why did he personally bring his nephew to chase after him this time?

Modi became excited instantly: "It's you, it's you! Hahahaha! That's great! This time I can complete both tasks at the same time and get my blood debt back!"

Li You simply ignored this fool, and glanced at Kratos and his son who were facing a formidable enemy. He understood in his heart that this seemed to be an encounter battle outside the plot of the game.

Although meeting Balder was unexpected, it was also a coincidence.

The previous battle against the Valkyrie Gunna went as smoothly as he had expected. It did not consume any energy at all and instead helped him warm up.

Now is the perfect time to have a second battle with Bader and Modi!

"…It's so lively, why didn't you invite me to the party?"

So, looking at Balder and Modi who were eyeing him covetously, Li You smiled and drew out the Fire Sword.

"I didn't expect the Nordic gods to be so hospitable. Since I can't refuse such a kind invitation, I won't refuse it. Come on, let's play some party games!"

(End of this chapter)