Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 790 Balder's relentless pursuit
Helheim.

“Haaaaa——!!”

With a battle cry, Kratos wielded the Chaos Blades and slashed at the bridge guards.

"clang!!"

The bridge keeper's movements were far more agile than he looked, and than those of the other mountain monsters. Although he was swinging a huge totem pole that was almost as tall as himself, his speed was quite fast, entangled with the Chaos Blades thrown by Kratos.

Kratos grabbed the bridge keeper's totem pole with the Chaos Blades, and pulled hard with both hands, holding him in a stalemate. The flames of the Chaos Blades burned the dark green totem pole, leaving scorch marks on its surface, but it could not be destroyed for a while.

But Kratos's goal is not this.

After entangling the bridge keeper, Kratos shouted: "Collector!!"

"I know!"

With a loud bang, Li You, who was wandering on the edge, rushed up in an instant, stepped on the bridge guard's shoulder without any hesitation, and stabbed down suddenly with the spiral sword like a spear!

"Pfft-"

The shot almost penetrated the bridge keeper's neck. No ordinary creature could withstand this blow, but the bridge keeper only became more angry. He roared and raised his hand to grab Li You.

Li You drew his gun and ran away. Being able to fly freely, his agility was completely superior to that of the bridge guard, and the opponent's grab was obviously in vain.

On the contrary, because he pulled one hand away, the totem pole in the bridge keeper's hand was almost pulled away by Kratos. He hurriedly grabbed it with both hands, but Li You had already swooped down again from the other side!

"Roar--!!"

The bridge guard knew that this was not going to work, so he roared again, and then his figure disappeared from the spot like an illusion.

Li You's dive hit nothing, and Kratos's Chaos Blades also lost their objects and fell to the ground with two clangs.

The bridge keeper had teleported to the end of the square. He raised the totem pole, and above it, the dark green wind of Hel was whistling, which was also the source of power for the weapon.

At this moment, he raised the totem pole high, and then smashed the ground with the end wrapped with the wind of Hel, creating waves of cold wind that rushed towards the ground!
"It's coming again!"

"field!"

Li You instantly deployed the fire field, and Kratos used the fire to swing the Chaos Blades vigorously!

A flaming tornado rushed out as the two swords danced, completely annihilating the cold wind that was sweeping in!
Although players in the game cannot do this, it is obvious that Li You's thinking will not be constrained by the game mechanism.

The bridge guard was also extremely angry upon seeing this. He roared again and this time summoned a large number of Nether Walkers and alien soldiers, who rushed towards Li You and the other man.

Li You also had a way to deal with this. He opened his hand and the system teleported Yuzu and V out, and the flame field also expanded.

"Boom-!!"

The two newcomers to the battle blocked the oncoming enemies, while Li You and Kratos kept a close eye on the people guarding the bridge!
"Ahhhhh!!"

Kratos' fighting style when holding the Chaos Blades has changed from before. As his war cry becomes louder and louder, the flames on the blades become more and more dazzling!
"boom--!!"

The Chaos Double Blades slashed towards the bridge keeper in mid-air. He raised the totem pole to block the blades, but it could not stop the constant erosion of the flames on the double blades. The pole was gradually covered with cracks, and a red light shone from the inside.

Li You also swooped down again at this time, and this time the spiral sword turned into a giant axe and chopped down fiercely!
"Boom——!!"

With a loud shattering sound, the totem pole was smashed from the middle into pieces by Li You and Kratos.

Debris flew everywhere, and Kratos braved the sharp gravel and pounced on the bridge keeper with a roar!

"Boom!!"

He punched the bridge keeper so hard that his head fell back suddenly, then he turned around and rode on his shoulders, piercing his head with the Chaos Blades!

"Pfft-"

The bridge keeper still wanted to struggle, but the second Chaos Blade fell, and Li You also pierced his abdomen from behind. The two of them used the power of fire to suppress all resistance from the bridge keeper. Kratos then tore the blade and cut off the bridge keeper's head!
Even though this bridge keeper was much stronger than ordinary mountain monsters and had a buff that was suspected to be unique to civil servants in the underworld, he was no longer able to resist and finally fell heavily.

Kratos was covered in blood, but Li You was clean and refreshed. As for Yuzu and V, they also dealt with the enemies that were called out, and were then sent back to the companion space by Li You.

Maintaining the fire realm in Helheim does consume a lot of his divine power, so when it is not necessary, his companions will return to the companion space.

When Li You opened the portal, Kratos stepped on the chest of the mountain monster guarding the bridge.

Looking at the huge corpse at his feet, he slowly knelt down, then raised both blades and stabbed down fiercely!
"Pfft-"

Blood splattered, this time covering the only remaining clean area on Kratos' face, and he looked like a bloody man.

But Kratos didn't care about that at all. He just used his double swords to tear open the bridge guard's chest, and then pulled out a huge heart from his chest.

The heart seemed to be wrapped with yellow-brown and dark green light, which made it look a little unreal. Kratos took a look and put it into his magic pocket.

He then looked at Li You: "I got it."

Li You didn't say much: "Let's go back."

The most important thing right now is to get the heart back to Freya so that Atreus can receive treatment.

As for the Valkyrie imprisoned in Helheim, Li You now has the teleportation rune, so he can just come back and fight her later.

During the previous battle with the bridge keeper, the other party used a totem pole to absorb the wind of Hel on the bridge gate and sealed the gate.

Of course, Li You could fly back with Kratos, but at this time, Brock came out from behind an ice rock and called out to the two of them: "Hey! Puchi!"

Both men looked at Brock, and the dwarf, with his arms folded, said, "Damn it, even pigeon eggs would freeze in this place!"

"Stop talking nonsense and give me your knives and swords."

Mimir couldn't help but say, "No offense, but you were the one talking nonsense from the beginning."

Kuiye asked: "Why?"

"I told you I would help you, right? Hurry up!"

Li You naturally knew what he was going to do, so he handed the spiral sword to him first. After seeing this, Kratos did as he was told. He still trusted the skills of the dwarf Brok.

Brock took the Chaos Twin Blades and the Spiral Sword, saying only "I'll be right back" before disappearing behind the ice rock.

Mimir and Brock were not on good terms, so he said at the time, “Is this guy planning to steal those two weapons?”

Before Kratos could say anything, he suddenly saw a huge human face appearing in the sky in the distance, at the other end of the Bridge of the Damned.

The face seemed to be made of storms and thunder, forming the image of a majestic old man. His glowing pupils looked at Kratos, and he called out his name: "Kratos--"

Even Kratos's expression changed at this moment: "Zeus?"

Li You and Mimir both looked over there subconsciously, but neither of them saw anything.

Kratos lifted Mimir's head and said in a serious tone: "What is that place over there?"

Mimir looked at him and only warned: "Don't go there, understand?"

Kratos looked at him, took a deep breath, and said nothing more, but he was still puzzled: "Why is he here? This is impossible."

Li You helped explain: "Those are just illusions created by Helheim. They were originally meant for the sinners who need to be judged, but this realm cannot distinguish between us and the dead."

"That's exactly what happened." Mimir said, and then glanced at Li You in surprise, "If you were not undoubtedly from a distant country from head to toe, I would really suspect that you were actually a local god - you know so much."

As they were talking, Brock came back and said, "Here! Your weapons can now capture and attach to the Wind of Hel!"

"See those spheres on the gate? They are wind traps, also driven by the Wind of Hel. Now you can use your weapons to transfer the Wind of Hel to them, and then you can open the door!"

As for where to find the Wind of Hel, it just so happened that there was such a ball on the weapon of the bridge keeper that had just been broken, which was just right for use.

Kratos glanced at the ball that rolled to his feet and nodded: "This will open some of the secret rooms that we have seen before that cannot be opened. As for this door, it is not necessary."

Brock was stunned, and then the door was slowly pushed open from the outside. Li You had reached the outside at some point and opened it from the other side.

"Well, I forgot you can fly!" Brock muttered. "That's it, you're welcome! I have to go back to Midgard!"

As he spoke, his figure disappeared behind the ice rock again, and neither Li You nor Kratos could catch any trace of him.

"...let's go."

Obviously they didn't have much time to waste, although Mimir mentioned that the speed of time flowed differently between the nine realms, for example, Helheim was much slower than Midgard.

But even so, Kratos was really worried about his son and didn't want to waste any time.

So they ignored the long series of gates and wind traps in front of them. Li Youlai still took Kratos with him, flew over the most complicated section of the road, and returned directly to the gate of the Temple of Tyr.

Kratos breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the open temple gate. Soon, they would be able to return to Midgard and his son would be saved.

Kratos looked at Li You beside him again. It was undeniable that although he could have solved all the troubles along the way by himself, Li You's help still provided him with great convenience and saved him a lot of time.

What's more, Kratos didn't know the plot of the game, so in his opinion, he really owed Li You a huge favor, almost as big as Freya.

So he spoke at this time: "Collect...Li You."

Li You looked at Kratos with a smile.

He also knew that after this trip, he and Kratos had established enough trust. If he needed Kratos' help in the future, Kratos would never refuse as long as it was within his ability.

But perhaps because the Chinese name was too difficult to pronounce, Kratos called it twice before he could pronounce it smoothly, and then continued:
"Your help is so important to Atreus and me..."

Li You was originally planning to listen to what Kratos would say, but the next moment, the faces of the two people facing each other suddenly changed, and then without hesitation, they each stepped back!

"Boom——!!"

With a loud bang, a figure fell from the sky and hit hard between Li You and Kratos!
Without a doubt, it was Balder.

Li You and Kratos, who had each retreated to avoid the surprise attack, frowned when they saw Balder suddenly appearing.

Kratos was thinking about his son's illness and felt that he couldn't be bothered by him, while Li You was both confused and a little annoyed.

That's not right. Why are you, Balder, different from in the game? Why are you so persistent this time?
Even the plot where Kratos saves his son gets involved. Isn't that a bit too annoying?
You can do whatever you want just because you are immortal, right?

Balder just opened his arms and looked at the two of them, with a similar impatience on his face: "No, why are there only two of you? Where's that little brat? I'm not here to look for you!"

Kratos' eyes moved slightly: This guy is actually looking for his own son?
"……what you up to?"

Balder looked at him and said disdainfully: "All this time, I thought I was looking for you! It turns out that I was totally wrong! It turns out that your little brat is the one who is really useful!"

"Tell me where he is, and I'll leave you alone, otherwise..."

Kratos had already drawn his Chaos Blades when he heard this: "Don't ever think of touching my son!"

"Tsk - are you still coming?" Balder said disdainfully, "I'm tired of fighting with you."

But Kratos's eyes did not waver at all.

"Then...huh?"

A strong wind suddenly blew from behind. Balder suddenly turned his head and grabbed the flying object in his hand. It turned out to be a rough dagger, which looked like it was picked up from some corner.

Balder turned around mockingly: "You think that with this kind of thing...wait!?"

He then realized something, but it was too late. Li You had already locked onto him and opened his hand: "Duel Field!"

The invisible field then expanded, covering Li You and Balder, while Kratos on the other side was pushed out of the barrier.

Touching this invisible barrier, Kratos was also surprised: "Li You! What are you doing?"

Li You said: "Atreus is still waiting for you to return. I will hold this guy back. Before I decide the winner with him, no one can interfere with the things in this area."

"You go back to Midgard first. I've put the Rainbow Bridge Stone aside. Leave this to me."

The effect of the duel field is needless to say. As for how to lock onto Balder? Of course, it locked onto the small dagger he was holding.

Kratos first confirmed whether he could break the barrier. After finding that even the Chaos Blades were ineffective against it, he looked at Li You deeply.

"...Okay, I'll come back to find you."

As he spoke, he picked up the rainbow bridge stone that Li You had put down in advance, gave Li You a look, and walked into the temple.

Mimir was still shouting to Li You: "Hold on! We will be back!"

Li You just waved his hand.

As for Balder, he had confirmed last time that he could not destroy this barrier, so he naturally did not waste his energy at this moment. He just turned around and looked at Li You and said:
"...Alright, I have a score to settle with you anyway."

He opened his hands again and laughed: "Don't worry, I will move very slowly so that you can feel it clearly!"

(End of this chapter)