Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 793 Atreus: I am a god?
Still in Helheim, outside the gate of Tyr Temple.

Kratos and his sons, as well as Mimir's head, looked at the large pools of blood and scorch marks on the bridge, the remaining fragments of the mistletoe arrow, and the line of words left on the ice rock, and thought in silence.

"…Do you think he left this behind?"

After looking for a while, Kratos asked Mimir.

In fact, when Kratos just returned to Helheim, he asked Brok in the temple lobby, but Brok only said: "How the hell should I know? I followed you to teleport back to the temple in Midgard!"

So at this moment they could only analyze based on the traces at the scene, so Kratos looked at Mimir.

"You've got me stumped, brother." Mimir said helplessly, "I don't recognize his handwriting. But judging from his and Balder's styles, I think it is."

"Why?" Atreus asked.

"Well... let's put it this way, kid." Mimir blinked, "If Li You loses, the battlefield here won't be so clean."

"But it's already a mess here?" Atreus didn't understand what he meant.

"Yes, but there are only a few bloodstains and weapon fragments." Mimir didn't intend to say it clearly, "Your father will understand. Anyway, I think that even if the worst happens, Li Youren will be fine."

After listening to Mimir's analysis, Kratos nodded: "Then we will wait here for a while. If no one comes back, we will explore forward and look for the place where he left the message."

Atreus nodded as well, "I understand, father."

The two of them waited quietly here for a while, but from the expressions on the father and son's faces, it could be seen that they each had their own concerns at the moment.

Of course they were worried. After all, because of the emergency situation on Li You's side, they rushed to Helheim before they could explain everything clearly.

When they had a goal on the way, they could put things aside for the time being. But now they could do nothing but wait, and the father and son began to feel anxious.

But if they were to talk about the previous topic now, it seemed that the atmosphere was not right, so the father and son looked at each other and neither of them spoke, which made Mimir anxious.

at last.

"child."

"Father……"

"I said, two of you—"

The three people who had been silent for a while spoke at the same time, and then stopped at the same time.

"You go first, kid."

After another moment, Kratos spoke, and Atreus thought about it and was about to ask when he heard a distant voice calling out, "Hey - you guys are here already?"

The three of them turned their heads to look over there at the same time - Mimir was controlled by Kratos - in front of the temple bridge, Li You was spreading a pair of wings and flying quickly.

The wings were made of teardrops, which consumed less energy. Li You fell from mid-air and came in front of Kui Ye and the other two, smiling:
"You came back sooner than I thought. Thank you. Atreus, are you okay now?"

Kratos and his son, as well as Mimir, didn't know what to say. They couldn't tell Li You that you came back at the wrong time, and asked him to go out for a walk again.

So Atreus could only put aside his doubts again and replied: "Well, I'm much better now. Thank you, Li You."

Kratos said, "The child's fever has subsided." He gave Li You a look.

Li You understood immediately. It seemed that in order to rush to find him, Kratos had not yet told Atreus his true identity.

Li You was a little surprised and a little touched by this. But he understood what Mr. Kui meant by saying this, which was, "I haven't told my son yet, so don't let it slip yet."

Kratos must want to tell his son personally about his own nature, so Li You naturally would not rush to tell Atreus, and he couldn't do that anyway.

So Li You said, "It's good that you've recovered. Then are you going to continue looking for a way to Jotunheim?"

Kratos nodded, then raised his hand and threw the Rainbow Bridge Stone over: "I'll give this back to you, let's go back to Midgard."

What needed to be done in Helheim had been completed, and Li You had already liberated the Valkyrie Rota here, so naturally he had no objection.

So the group returned to Tyr's teleportation room, activated the kingdom teleport, and returned to Midgard.

As they passed by Brock's blacksmith shop, the dwarf shouted, "See? I told him he would be fine!"

Back in Midgard, standing outside the temple gate, Kratos looked at Atreus and said, "Kid, do you remember our previous goal?"

Atreus nodded, "We had just obtained Thormur's chisel and were about to return to open Tyr's treasure house when we were stopped by Balder and Modi."

"Very good, then let's continue what we have not finished."

Li You pretended to be surprised and asked: "You also went to get Somur's chisel?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Li You took out his chisel and said, "I've taken one before... If you had told me earlier, I would have lent it to you directly."

Looking at the glowing chisel fragments in his hand, Kratos was silent for a moment, but he was not surprised: "The traces left over there are indeed you..."

"You defeated Manny and Modi in the snowfield, right?" Atreus' eyes lit up, "I knew it!"

Li You nodded: "Indeed."

Mimir said at this time: "Yes, if we had known that you had this thing, we would not have to make an extra trip and would not have met Balder. Then, who is responsible for this?"

Hearing his meaningful words, everyone understood that he was talking about Kratos.

If Kratos hadn't been so angry about Freya "hiding" her identity as a god, Li You would have acted with them before.

In this way, after learning the method to open the gate of Jotunheim, Li You would naturally tell others that he had the chisel.

This way they could enter Tyr's treasury directly without having to go to the ice field, which caused the loud noise when breaking the ice to attract Balder, leading to everything that followed.

For everyone except Li You, this is a completely reasonable inference.

Kratos was silent for a while this time, and then he said: "...It's because of me. I hate God, so I was too emotional, which led to all this."

He could understand that Mimir said this not to blame him, but to give him an opportunity to explain the whole story to Atreus and to make a start for him.

Kratos was not someone who could not face his mistakes, so he continued speaking along the lines of Mimir.

He came to Atreus, knelt down, and with his hands he stroked his son's face, saying: "Atreus, I am the cause of your illness."

Atreus was even a little overwhelmed for a moment: "No, father, this is not..."

"Listen to me." But Mr. Kui interrupted him, "Child, now is the time to tell you the truth, you listen carefully."

Seeing Kratos' unprecedented seriousness, Atreus knew that his father must be saying something very important, so he nodded and said, "Yes, father."

However, even so, Atreus was still stunned when Kratos uttered the first words.

"I'm a god, child."

Atreus: “!?”

He was so shocked that he couldn't speak at all, but Kratos continued, "I come from a distant land. When I came here, I chose to live as a mortal, but no matter what, I can't hide my nature."

He looked at Atreus very seriously at this time: "My essence is a god, and so are you."

Atreus was completely stunned. Seeing Atreus not saying a word, Kratos was not in a hurry. There were not so many misunderstandings between him and Atreus in this world as in the original work. It was normal for him to be surprised and speechless when he suddenly heard the truth.

However, just like in the original film, Kratos did not expect Atreus' first words after he came to his senses.

"If I were a god... could I transform into an animal?"

Even the well-informed Kratos was dumbfounded at this moment, and even repeated Atreus' words in a daze: "Can you... transform into... an animal?"

He almost thought Atreus was joking, but looking at the serious look in the child's eyes he realized that this was really what Atreus wanted to know in the first place.

"...No, I don't think so." So Kratos was stunned for a while before speaking.

Atreus also came back to his senses from his great surprise. He no longer dwelled on the previous question, but was overwhelmed by the excitement and happiness that followed.

"...I am a god." He repeated, "What about my mother? Is she a god too?"

Kratos said, "No, she is mortal, but she knows my true nature."

Atreus nodded, and his spirits were obviously much better. "I am a god... why are you telling me now?"

Kratos said seriously: "I had hoped that you would not have to bear this identity. As a god, you may live in pain and tragedy all your life."

This sentence reflects Kratos's own hard work and is also what he most wants to tell his son.

However, Atreus was immersed in joy at the moment and obviously did not hear these words.

But Mr. Kui didn't notice this at this time.

Only Li You, who knew the plot in advance, could see it clearly.

He had been standing nearby and watching, and when he saw that Atreus was about to follow the old path of the original plot, he immediately decided to intervene.

He didn't want to see that naughty kid again.

However, it would definitely not work to tell Atreus directly, as this kid obviously wouldn't listen to anyone right now, so Li You remained silent for a while, until Kratos stood up and the father and son were ready to go to the Tyr Treasury under the temple, and then he followed very naturally.

"Oh, Li You." Atreus, who was in high spirits, noticed him. "Did you hear that? I'm a god! Um...but I think you should know, right?"

Li You smiled, without a trace of strangeness on his face: "Yes, I knew it a long time ago. Remember you asked me about the curse on me?"

Atreus, who was still immersed in excitement, was stunned for a moment before he realized: "Oh, is it the curse that will make people with certain powers hate you? Wait, does that mean..."

Li You nodded: "Yes, the so-called 'special power' refers to divine power. You and your father are both gods, so naturally you will be affected by the effect of the curse."

"There is such a curse?" Atreus was very interested. "How did you get cursed? Was it cast on you by another god? Are you also a god?"

Li You smiled a very warm and gentle smile: "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. In fact, this is the curse that a pretentious and evil god cast on me before he died in another kingdom."

Atreus' expression froze instantly: "...Oh!"

Li You did not intend to let him go, and continued: "I was telling the truth before. I am not a god, but I have killed more than one god."

"Gods are creatures that are mostly indifferent to mortals. One god I met was very self-righteous and proud of his status, looking down on other 'little people'.

"He thinks his business is more important than everyone else's, disregards other people's lives, and even thinks that as a god, he can do whatever he wants...

"So I killed that god and took on his curse."

Atreus: "...Oh."

Obviously, the excitement he had just felt when he learned about his identity was dampened by Li You's cold shoulder.

Yes, this guy is a ruthless person who can kill gods...

But before Li You even finished speaking, murderous aura rose from his body, or rather, he deliberately released the murderous aura so that Atreus could clearly feel it:

"——But I don't care about the curse. After that, whenever I encounter such gods, I will kill them, regardless of the gains and losses."

This cold murderous aura, which belonged only to the killer of gods, made Atreus feel a chill on his back and his heartbeat quickened.

Kratos frowned slightly: "Li You..."

He obviously wanted to say, why would Li You release the murderous aura of a godslayer towards a little child.

Naturally, he knew what this thing was, or rather, what he had was even more exaggerated than what Li You had. After all, Kratos was the man who slaughtered the Olympian gods with his own hands.

Li You gave Kratos a reassuring look, then restrained his murderous intent and gently comforted the frightened Atreus:

"Don't worry. I know you're a good kid, you won't become a god like that, right?"

Atreus: "..."

He didn't dare to say it at all. After learning about his identity, there was indeed a moment when the thought popped into his mind: "I don't need to feel guilty for killing so many dark elves before, because I am a god."

Of course, there is also the idea that they are gods, carrying a more important mission, and that other people's trivial matters are unimportant.

It seems that Li You was right in the end...

Thinking of this, Atreus stole another glance at his father.

At this moment, what he subconsciously thought in his mind was whether Li You, his father and himself could win if they fought.

But he immediately realized what he was thinking about and shook his head.

No, that's not right! I'm not that kind of god, and I won't become that kind of god! Then there's no need for Li You and I to fight to the death!

…Then he glanced at Kratos again, instinctively seeking some comfort.

Another voice in his head was telling him: What's the big deal? After all, being a god should give you some special privileges, right?

When he was not a god, he had to be kind to others. Now that he knows he is a god, he still has to be kind to others. Then this god is useless...

But Kratos noticed the child's wandering eyes. Although he didn't understand his thoughts, he still remembered what Li You had reminded him.

'When he suddenly finds out that he is a god, he might go to extremes and become something you don't want to see at all, a self-righteous god.'

Kratos immediately understood that Li's lobbying was just to give Atreus a shot of prevention.

Although Atreus has not shown this sign yet, Kratos feels that there is no need for Li You to do this, but he also noticed that Atreus's eyes were wandering just now.

Kratos' heart moved slightly, so, on this issue, he still followed Li You's words:
"Atreus, you will not and must not become a god like that. Such a thing is not worthy of being worshipped. It is just a pure monster."

Atreus: "..."

Well, it seems I can’t rely on Dad anymore.

After being poured cold water several times in succession, his inner excitement finally calmed down and his ability to think normally returned to him.

Thinking about what his father and Li You had said, the stories about gods he had heard in the past, and what he had seen himself, Atreus began to question himself.

Maybe becoming a god doesn't mean too much changes?
The child fell into serious thought.

(End of this chapter)