Chapter 235: Valhalla (1)
UTlZBHua Ran had a firm belief in her defense and strength.EkOr
nexHer Unbreakable Vajra and the Heavenly Yin Body allowed her to use the overabundant Yin energy at will, so even when bitten by the big wolf, she was confident that its fangs wouldn’t be able to penetrate through her skin, and that she would be able to bash it up.GawkR
2dFo8“Ugh…”OCs
r7VO2qmBut for some reason.B0LadH
n2CnVHer aura wasn’t working as usual.REU2XZ
6KUaiWEShe felt powerless as her overflowing energy refused to gather properly.1kIPvzF
y4B0m[Hua…! Hua!]q7Wbf
MQnk3RThe anxious voice of her sister echoed inside her, but Hua Ran couldn’t take hold of her consciousness.BbwFq
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dg0AdI raced through the forest stepping on the dry branches and dead leaves.v1BNU
bSKCoThe afterimage of the wolf in front was as tiny as a dot. We were still chasing the wolf, but it felt like we were going after a shapeless ghost.x6TIBcU
zWdNo matter how fast we were, we couldn’t close the distance.TGi
392mQ“Sir Korin…! Y, you’re going too fast!”MS9Iobm
nbzgBThe knights with their superhuman bodies couldn’t keep up, even though I had selected the fastest knights in our group.U53lOa
c2tPUi9“What about you, Valkyries?” I asked.taTnzV
vHNJzvi“We can go faster but… not as fast as that wolf.”cwK
MrlOOGMist and Thrud, the two Valkyries gave their honest evaluation which left us with only one option.PdXFjd
N7W“Alicia. Take it out.”DGZJ
toSPW“Okay…!”P1Duoz
MQ9DA4qAlicia slashed at the air. The air began to contort and slowly formed a shape.Ghw3Ws
0NKDShe took out the gift that had been given to her by a goddess. The Red Horse of Nemain, the Goddess of War, soon revealed its imposing demeanorcZzTGj
fCoW“Korin-ssi! Get on!”jYi8
7xsIEI held onto her hand and jumped onto the red horse.ltT
uGd“Go!”eeccb9U
4a5gki—!!gaLQA0Z
4mQXULike a gust of wind, the warhorse immediately kicked off the ground and raced forward. Everything went by swiftly, and we were dozens of meters away from the knights and the Valkyries in the blink of an eye.rwao
CzNigx“Ugh… That wolf is too fast!”9zo8SP
FQRl4TP“Go a bit faster.”X0kt6TV
88BJQHati was too fast, but unlike the wolf that was treading through the forest, we were simply following the path created in its trail.ct1
8Qfpf8In the end, we managed to close the distance.QwLGY
ZEZmIe“Alicia. Keep going…!”eGS2
UziUU8r“Sorry? Korin-ssi?!”0Ok8
cfcNUI kicked off the horse and jumped into the air.3Bh
BWJRLLIn my hand was the Red Spear, Gae Derg – its alias; the anti-magic beast-hunting red spear. Twisting my back like a bow, my biceps expanded after which I threw the spear with all my might.SBF
JM4oSix Ways of the Spear.2TJK3s
ex0dIWFifth Style, Crumbling Mountain.Nn4V
y4nP3GgThe spear carrying a ridiculous amount of aura and mana flew towards the back of the wolf’s head.C5Gj
Ssr4KoGae Dearg.iso1d
DMX4awvOne of the two spears obtainable at Mag Mell, the Treasure Island of Danann, by choosing Manannan Mac Lir.eRN
m56aJ8Unlike the Golden Spear which excelled at defense and protection, the Red Spear was purely focused on offense.o8gsOK
kBhIts biggest merit was in its ability to crush all evil and magic. The power to nullify magic was remarkable but in this current situation, its other ability was much more effective.iAOt
zXJYPetExtra damage to beasts and 100% accuracy when thrown. When it came to fights against beasts, it was at the same level as Areadbhair, Valtazar’s Spear of Light.N1x2M
fjDtf– Kwaaaa!MYL
XxNeAs soon as the Red Spear was thrown at the beast, dodging wasn’t even an option. The spear would certainly land on its throat.n5kVSlv
NsB0Ea“…!!”JBqz
f5uN5Sensing the approach of the Red Spear, the Wolf of Apocalypse biting on Hua Ran, Hati, turned around and tried to dodge but to no avail.cLI5uq
oQaBZ– Kwaak!edCUG
FFdJREBThe Red Spear struck its target as the wolf rolled on the ground in pain.oZtMOh
4sOxGm“Alicia…!”d7gOzuy
UMAHowever, the enemy was a Wolf of Apocalypse, one of the three mid-bosses in the battle against the Frost Giant. This much wasn’t enough to kill it.aO5
q5PR7“Haaht!”mFFIKs
lGYPropelled by the speed of the Red Horse, Alicia swung her Demon-Slaying Sword. Her sword slashed through the cloudy aura being emitted by Hati and landed on its body.HnM
agPoSk“Aht?”hb5
4DOKK95But for some unknown reason, her sword was only able to create a small scratch.JH5X
ZEtZn“Grrh…!”hBu
y2P1GgHati swung its arm in retaliation, but the Red Horse reacted instantaneously even before its rider. It kicked off the ground with its four legs to get away from Hati. As expected of a divine beast, the beloved horse of the Goddess of War reacted swiftly to protect its master.fCqUp
shsp“Grhh…!”LddlV
cc7qILDespite the Red Spear stuck on its neck, Hati did not let go of Hua Ran. It instead tried to look for an escape but… the Red Spear didn’t allow that to happen.XpWJa99
ST4cN[Hati the Wolf of Apocalypse has been cursed by the Red Spear Gae Dearg.]nRXdi
LXLLYCt– You receive 350% extra damage.bb9JVn
f1P– You cannot escape the Hunting Ground.Uy6bFmy
AzzvM– You have been marked. The hunter receives an accuracy buff.e3jy
HNTMGRx“This spear is literally a spear to hunt down beasts. As long as you remain a beast, you will not be able to escape this area.”ZjqBSfb
76d“…”OFagLj
saWoXs3It was a kind of barrier that beasts weren’t able to leave. After realizing the identity of the Red Spear digging into its neck, Hati let out a growl.jgnO
uIsg“Korin-ssi. That wolf… it’s very tough.”Vhl6b
2RQyvI“My spear didn’t go in that deep either. That’s weird… It’s not supposed to be this tough.”A33L
6LZThe Red Spear was incredibly effective against the Wolves of Apocalypse. Even though I was using the Golden Spear in the last iteration, I didn’t recall Hati being this tough in terms of defense…Gg8ZoOP
F3wxke“Wait!”xmM
fe4QSThe One who devours the Sun, Skoll.ycf
tWYHTThe One who devours the Moon, Hati.msj
1ztAnother way to interpret the Sun was Yang Energy, and Moon, Yin Energy. The Yin and Yang of the East was also embedded into the setting of this world after all, which meant—LIrITN
r4UAo1“That guy… I think it devoured Hua’s Yin Energy.”0vzB3
ODyNY“W, what happens then?”ZoqNr9
zf04DRh“…To my knowledge, its ability changes depending on the characteristics of the aura it devours.”699Q
UUlQYGQIn the last iteration, it was in the body of Ren. At that time, it devoured the actual Moon but…pXli
Sjv“Even though it’s not inside a host, if it really ate up Hua’s Yin Energy… it’s possible that it can mimic her Unbreakable Vajra Body.”tjwphau
U7MC“Uehk… Then do we have to fight against Hua Ran-ssi? How do we win?!”TIlI
4ZgbeA3Alicia sounded like she was tearing up, but it wasn’t all that terrible. It was fortunate that Alicia was here with me.v6D
ePimUser of the Domain, Alicia Arden.RzvGiX
qXzyKqHer attacks had 100% physical / armor penetration – she was the biggest counter to Hua Ran.0Pczw
dIpJS“I will take the aggro. You look for a gap and cut it down with your Domain.”gMGp0X
2gp“…Okay.”xE5jj
55K“Let me borrow your horse.”TMg
SoXtFZ1The Red Spear was still in its neck, so I lifted my Silver Spear and got on the red horse. Hati and I looked at each other, observing each other’s movement with tension.2hzHY8d
273pGvY“Let’s do it.”po4
KaieGrabbing tightly on the reins of the horse, I let it sprint. Like two cavalry we were about to collide—GGt
Fw6cya1– Guuung…!GYt
oIVaEBut that was when a different dimension opened up beneath our feet.tWlFL
hqBr“Korin-ssi…!”a5f1z
D5OKAlicia yelled out loud, but Hati and I were pulled into the bottomless abyss of the alternate dimension.rT9Cw
ZGaH****lgRsBt
tuiK9SWhen I came to myself, what I found was a dried-up river reaching all the way to the horizon. Also beside me was a forest more barren and wasted than the wintery forest I had been in just then.oRck
yozeEtT“This place…”9kpa
eNDwKiKBefore continuing with that line of thought, I looked around and found Hua Ran lying on the ground.wf8
Ymfdq“Hua Ran…!”sdNa
UtNLB3I quickly ran up and lifted her up from the ground. Tapping her on her cheeks, I tried to wake her up.N3O
6k3Thankfully she slowly lifted her heavy eyelids.QGYa
BeW“Unn… Oppa?”mZ4WJW
oIL8bt9“Ran?”lIQjcO
44RyUPR“…Yes.”7uL
nIDOWhy did they swap? I wondered but Ran answered the question before I even raised it.gVrZIx
9r0lzvO“When we were bitten by the wolf… we were quickly drained of our aura. To the point… that Hua couldn’t keep in control.”c999pf
KFrkUl“Damn it. So it really did absorb Yin Energy instead of the Moon. How is Hua?”POrj
O4O1Mwx“…She has no energy. I don’t think she will be able to wake up any time soon.”Bny
VdTAem“I see. That’s still good to hear.”N3z7w
nCstThe source of Hua Ran’s abundant Yin Energy was the aura inside her body. Even though she didn’t have enough energy right now after being sucked dry, she should be able to recover without a problem over time.J2Pg
eEtvJvThe only issue was that we didn’t know how long that would take.YHR
deydA4Z“More importantly… Where is this?”GGJcFB
JU2jq“It’s… probably Valhalla. One of them.”GP9Rf
NqHF“Valhalla?”pnZokO
cWw1PS8“Yeah. I’ve told you about the Valkyries, right?”ZTzMk
VxiRaQ“…Is this one of the ‘gates’?”z85Kw4
43VValkyries each had the right to open one of the 540 gates to Valhalla. It seemed that one of them had opened up below us.1iU
lBIc‘This is not good…’ypnLL
G9JCZ3HBeyond the gates of the Valkyries were legions of gods.Npiko
glGoAiEinherjar.hawjI
sIg9vLGThe army of gods mobilized in the final war to defeat the giants. One of the reasons why the Valkyries were such annoying mid-bosses in the last iteration was because of their ability to pull out floods of Einherjar through the gates.pDmXlW
yIE6pfG– Guraaaaaaa—!6LpU5z
yD0zYP– Guraaaaaaa—!kG2
YNsyxldGhastly shrieks and laments of the dead reached our ears from afar. They sounded quite bizarre for them to be the voices of the brave warriors who died a valiant death in a war.GXZ8i
yz51f“Oppa. Look…”PWylNm
T2LKRan lifted her heavy arm and pointed somewhere. I turned around and found a skeleton staring our way with its creaking bones.Uk26
8tGUOriginally, this was supposed to be a paradise of warriors where they could live an eternal life, drinking alcohol made of honey and endless meat.0u8GOE5
JnejHowever, their gods had fallen and died. Unlike the Danann who sealed the Paradise in a different dimension and vanished on their own accord, the gods here had met their actual demise.ADw8q
QTzIn other words, they didn’t even have the divine energy required to maintain paradise.hIYe
MilCFBLeft without the meat and alcohol that could keep their souls alive for thousands of years, the warriors here met an inevitable outcome.wqq
VSH7N“Damn it. Right when I don’t have the Sun…”t9pU2
QwUAs long as I had the Sun… this wouldn’t have even been worth considering a fight, because the undead couldn’t last more than a second beneath sunlight.vE8X1TK
tMMNINNow that I didn’t have the Sun which could immediately annihilate the Immortal King, fighting them up front was…FQGu
zXgh“Let’s run!”CwA2R
IF861Lifting Ran into my arms, I quickly hurried my feet. Whatever the plan would be, we had to leave this place for the time being.pZF7cIr
XOgIG– Guraaaaaaa—!7qRulDE
asiwsSq– Guraaaaaaa—!kZDID
CS5kVMc– Guraaaaaaa—!p1lpoCJ
7cOF– Guraaaaaaa—!1OJLY
2RPSDThe armies of gods let out ghastly wails as they chased after us.7IekbT
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4lp7Korin and Hua Ran went missing.x6CYUBR
iLYXkcThe border city was in chaos upon hearing that news.R8Hsp
c1chX7“Korin?! Where! Where did he go!?”wQtF8SC
mNnMarie yelled while shaking Alicia the moment she came back. Alicia slowly explained what happened.oVMj6
M4C“We were going after the wolf, but suddenly the ground opened up to a different dimension and Korin-ssi and the wolf fell inside. I wanted to follow but it closed itself straight away…”pDRvl
vU0gIh“Ughh…!”lGVUf8
YHY2iWEMarie swallowed her desire to blame Alicia, for she knew that it would be unfair to blame Alicia for it. She also knew how Alicia would be feeling the same as her.6cgDg
8kSv“Dimension… Was it similar to my dimensional magic?” Jopsehine asked but Erin replied after shaking her head.zJ92gpS
O4MBxS“No. I don’t think so. There’s no mage who is capable of opening and closing a dimension that quickly. It’s probably…”pOq
kKSFAm“It’s one of our sisters.”drm
IwRSmBrunhild stepped forth and explained herself.X4i
Cd1kv“The gates of Einherjar exist across Valhalla. Each of our 540 sisters were in charge of each gate.”A3bv
g8ZJ1“That means…”72c
aGAs7“It is highly likely that they’re isolated in the land of Einherjar – the legion of gods led by one of our sisters.”ZuCJTdD
iCoTPrX“That can’t be…”mudcY
OrDmM1Those that were already aware of the ‘gates’ and the power of Valkyries had looks of dismay on their faces.0tq
mmOd1uNThere was a legion there – an army of gods gathered across countless battlefields, all in preparation for the final war.eqe
Poi2LqWould Korin be able to fight against an entire army without the help of the Sun?5Stk
GSmz“We have to go save him! How can we go to where Korin is?!”uoi
CgrvvEo“That’s… realistically speaking, going to be very difficult.”nLn
fegwRMarie almost flew into a fit of rage as soon as Brunhild said that with a shake of her head, but was prevented by Erin. Erin asked in a voice very calm, yet incredibly sinister and heavy.42S8eE8
AOKJCeb“Tell us what the method is, so that we can create a strategy. Brunhild.”wBy
AZGq“Although we can all open the gates of Valhalla, each sister can only open their own, so to find where Sir Korin is…”yzr
3lvaW“We have to find the valkyrie that opened the gate, huh.”dCyiJ5
hw3What that implied was simple yet impossible.hYwXNl
sIXThey had to break through the waves of countless monsters storming the walls, and find the one Valkyrie out of the 19 in the enemy faction at the center of their group.8DXanV
4fRjyd6Was that even possible?SO0Z
PeSLVj“We have to go. I still have to go.”tkKmS9
gvtiaWWMarie remained firm. It wasn’t a matter of whether it would be possible or not. Regardless of what challenges and impossible obstacles there may be, it wasn’t even a question for her.EFzRJo
54l9jBLAnd the same was for everyone present.BI8
0cpG“Let’s find a method. We have to find who kidnapped Korin-ssi and save him as soon as possible!”AQQ0
NTL5“Who got kidnapped?”c6x3Lk
r35It was then.DNRrWV
a6wA voice so coquettish and flirtatious, that it didn’t suit the battlefield of cries and roars, reached their ears.puwXg9j
QAfIohIt was neither loud nor sharp, and yet contained the most lethal venom of a serpent.mqEWKm2
hA3EJDespite riding on an enormous warhorse and being covered by a red furry coat, she did not seem small in the slightest… The girl with a sublime aura put one of her feet on the stirrup before climbing down onto the ground.c1HCWI
qx72sM8“You’re…”yiHM
faXzhWl“Say it again.”tb6H4c
1l7DYaVThe venomous serpent urged them.MVQFg
E6pT“Who kidnapped who?”eDMy
mB7dmEThe 2nd Princess of the El Rath Kingdom did not even attempt to hide the viciousness in her eyes.h4n
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