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Chapter 98 - Children are ignorant, killing people for fun

Upon hearing the sound of Badr's arrival, everyone present was startled, but their reactions varied.

Kratos, already feeling depressed from his reopened wound, suddenly heard Baldr's shouts. He looked up, his anger surging instantly. Although he hadn't made a move yet, his muscles were already tense, his veins were bulging, and even his aura was rising, clearly indicating that he had entered a battle state.

Freya, on the other hand, was filled with worry and panic. Judging from her appearance, she wouldn't feel any resentment even if Baldr tore her apart, let alone fight back.

As for Mimir and Ron, they exchanged a glance, and Ron remarked with a hint of helplessness:

Why are there so many problem children in Scandinavia?

"Maybe it's because they had problematic parents." Mimir seemed casual; after all, he didn't have a son... well, and he probably wouldn't in the future. After all, his limbs below the neck had already been amputated into the tree.

Shaking his head, Ron had no intention of standing idly by. Glancing at Freya, Ron said simply, "Open the door. Whether you herd one sheep or two, it's all the same. Let's see if we can have a chat."

As he spoke, he looked at Kratos beside him.

"You need to control your temper. In your current state, I'm really afraid you might lose control and beat Baldr too badly. I bet you, even though Baldr is immortal, if you really go too far, that woman next to him definitely won't stand by and watch."

Upon hearing this, Kratos glanced at Freya, then took a deep breath, crossed his arms, and stood up to the side.

Ron was genuinely worried that Kratos might lose control and kill Baldr instantly—absolute immortality was impossible; similar to the mutated Superman they encountered in the Flashpoint universe, who could fight even with his head severed. In battle, self-destruction to escape a predicament was as simple as eating or drinking.

However, all of this is based on having a sufficient supply of arcane energy, forcibly prolonging one's life by burning large amounts of stored arcane energy. Resurrection is achieved before complete death.

Kratos was previously unable to harm Baldr, perhaps because Kratos had lived in this land for a long time, or perhaps because Norse and Greek mythologies, from a broader perspective, belong to a larger world. In one's home turf, their power can override the opponent's.

But things are different now. Having traveled to both the Flashpoint and the Base universes, Kratos's identity is now extremely complex. Who knows if he might break through his original limitations in his uncontrolled rage? After all, Kratos has killed more than just one or two self-proclaimed immortal gods.

Moreover, Baldr's immortality is quite unique compared to ordinary immortality. His immortality stems from the fact that nothing in the Norse can harm him. Baldr isn't the only one with this curse; another person also shares it. However, unlike Baldr, who is immune to all harm, she is immune to all harm—yes, it's Freya.

Freya had already stated when threatening Ron that she could not harm anything in Norse mythology, and because Odin's magic was inferior to hers, Freya could still fight by controlling corpses and manipulating plants.

She didn't need to do that to deal with Ron, because Ron was made entirely of imported materials, lacking any Scandinavian components, thus posing no direct threat. The same logic applies...

"Don't even think about hurting Badr."

Looking at Ron, Freya's face was filled with the strength of a mother.

"Don't worry, I'll hold back."

Ron said, "Besides, you know Badr's personality. He won't calm down and listen to us properly until we've had a fight."

Upon hearing this, Freya's gaze became more complicated.

Ron's words might have sounded somewhat ambiguous to others, but Freya understood perfectly what he meant.

Ron's special status might not be noticeable to ordinary people, but as a god, anyone who had contact with him could quickly determine that Ron was definitely not from Norse mythology. Putting aside everything else, the strange, dormant divinity alone was a power that Norse mythology could not possibly possess.

This is not to say that the power of the Norse is inferior to the power expressed by Ron's divinity; it is simply that Ron's divine aura is incompatible with the arcane nature of the Norse. Even the oldest hen cannot lay an egg.

Because Freya's magic was too powerful, any action that could potentially harm Baldr was forbidden. This rendered Baldr impaired, unable to feel any sensations, from sweet and sour to bitter and spicy, or even pain, itching, or numbness. This resulted in Baldr's consistently indifferent attitude towards combat—since he wouldn't die, he might as well just mess around.

And when faced with anyone who might give him a 'feeling', there's no doubt that even if the opponent is Odin, he'll still want to experience that thrill before he dies.

In this situation, it would be a miracle if Baldr could tolerate Ron's difference.

After a moment of silence, Freya turned her gaze to the wall of vines relentlessly bombarded by Baldr, and finally, Freya simply said:

"Alright... but I'll be here to see for myself. I'll allow you to fight Baldr to a certain extent, but if you try to kill him, I'll stop you no matter what."

"Killing Baldr will do me no good," Ron said, shaking his head and glancing at Atreus beside him.

"Every true god embodies a part of the world itself. In Greece, whenever your father killed someone, it caused a great catastrophe in the world. After the sun god died, the sun fell forever, and the world fell into eternal night. After the sea god died, the sea rose, and the world was swallowed by the waves. After the god of death died, the underworld lost its ruler, and the dead flooded into the world."

At this point, everyone's attention turned to Ron. Ron didn't hide anything and stated frankly:

"And Baldr's death is the beginning of Ragnarok, plunging the Nine Realms into an endless winter until the birth of the next God of Light."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded thoughtfully. Although Atreus didn't understand, he noted down the serious consequences of killing a god…

It wasn't that Ron brought it up intentionally, but rather because in the original storyline, Atreus was completely oblivious to what killing a god meant, and when faced with Kratos's warning, he could even retort with a self-righteous, "How do you know?"

Even now, Ron can't help but chuckle when he thinks about it...

Kratos couldn't answer that either; he couldn't exactly say he was just killing people for fun back then, could he?

(End of this chapter)